Hook.



a coupler.

Nirsn TATES Patented August 4, 1903:.

muon

Hook.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,245, dated August 1903.

' ppliustitn liled May 26,1903. Seri-ul No. 158,838. (No model.)

To @Z whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, DAVID T. GOODMAN, a citizen Aot the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair, State of Pennsylvania,.have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks; and'I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the' art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wrecking-tackle such as is employed in wrecking operations on railways; and it has for its object toprovide a hook which may be connected with the draw-head of that style of Janney coupler wherein the knuckle is solid' to facilitate the attachment of a cable for moving the car.

A furtherv object of the invention is to provide a hook which may be easily and quickly engaged with the draw-head, which will be held securely in place when the strain on the hook is relieved, and which furthermore may be readily disengaged4 when desired.

In the drawings forming a portion of cthis ,specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the hookengaged with the draw-head of Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the hook disengaged from the coupler.

Referring new to the drawings, there is shown a draw-head 5 of the well-known Janney type and to which is pivoted the knuckle G. The present hook is designed for connection with this knuckle, so that a cable or chain may be attached during the operation of wrecking or switching or whenever else desired. Y

The hook embodying the present invention comprises a stem-11, having the bill 12 at one end, the stem of the hook being grad ually increased in thickness from the bill to the opposite end oi' the stem in a direction at right angles to the plane of the hook, and at the free end of the stemis a foot`l3, which projects laterally fronrthe stem in the plane of `the hook, and which foot terminates slightly beyond the extremity of the bill of the hook.f1 The face of the 'foot next to the bill of-thc hookand which for convenience may be'tcrmed the inner face of thehook has an are-shaped cavity therein, the curvature of this cavity reaching from the lower edge 'of the foot upwardly through the foot and into the enlargement 15 upon the upper face of the foot, and which enlargement ektends in theform of a shell or wall to the inner face of the stem of the hook. 'lhe arcshaped cavity of the foot 13 is closed at its upper end, as shown at 16. The upper and lower faces oi' the butt-end of the stem of the hook are channeled, as shown at 18, to reduce Y he weight of the hook.

In practice the hook is disposed so that the convex inner face 14 of the knuckle of the draw-.head engages in the eoncavity of the foot and the enlargement 15 thereof, the upper end wall of the concavity resting upon. the upper face of the knuckle,- so that when the hook is relieved from strain of a rope engaged therewith it will not fall away from the draw-head, but will remain in place. As an additional means for holding the hook to the .draw-head when the hook is relieved ,of strain a hanger 19 is provided in the forni ef a hook, the stem of which is mounted at or adjacent to the edge of the foot opposite to the enlargement 15. This hanger may be pivotally mounted,so that its extremity may be swung laterally to suit different specicconditions, and when thefoot is engaged with the knuckle of the draw-head this hanger lmay be engaged with its free end or extremity upon the draw-head, when it will keep the hook from sliding downwardly. It will be noted that neither of the retaining means for the hook will interfere with theA rapid application and removal of the hook.

It will be understood that in practice modiiicationsof the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable materials and proportions maybe used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

W'hat is claimed isl. A wrecking-hook comprising a stem having a bill at one end and a foot at its opposite end projecting laterally from the stein in the plane of the hook and beyond the extremity of the bill of the hook, the face of the foot adl jacent to the bill being concaved. i

2. A wrecking-hook comprising a stem having a bill at one end .and a foot at its opposite -l end projectinglaterally from the stem in the plane of the hook, and a henger carried by the hook.

3. l A Wrecking-hook comprising a stem having a bill at one end and a foot at its opposite end projecting laterally from tliedetem in the plane of the hook, the face of the'foot adjacent to thebill being ooncaved, ande hanger car# il'lied by the -hook fonengagement .upon a drawf eed.

4. Al wrecking-hook eomprisingastem hav; ing n bill aft one end and an enlargement at its 'opposite end proj ecting at right angles to the plane of the hook, seid opposite end portion of the 'stem having a concavity in its face op'- posite to the bill of the hook, said conc'zwity being continued into said enlargement, the

end of the concavity in the enlargement being closed and the opposite end of the concavity being open. I f 5. Awreckng-hook comprising a, stem having a bill at one end and having its opposite1 end enlarged at the same side of the'stem with the bill of the hook, said enlarged portionhaving a conoavity in its face adjacent to the bill of the hookand having an upwardly-projecting portion into whichV the concavity is extended. A'

` In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses.

. DAVID T GOODMAN.

Witnesses: 'i y FREDERIC OTTERBEIN, A. C. REED. 

